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The Republican governors of West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio announced Saturday they will send National Guard troops to Washington, DC, in an escalation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to federally take over law enforcement in the city.
Six states have pledged to send troops to Washington, D.C., swelling the number of National Guard brought to support federal law enforcement.
The moves come as federal agents and National Guard troops have begun to appear across the heavily Democratic city after President Trump's executive order earlier this week.
National Guard troops from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana have begun arriving in Washington.
West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey announced the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the Trump administration’s request.